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What is the past continuous tense used for?
What is the past continuous tense used for?
- To indicate future actions
- To describe completed actions in the past
- To describe habitual actions
- To provide context or background information in a narrative (correct)
Which two components are combined to form the past continuous tense?
Which two components are combined to form the past continuous tense?
- Present tense of "to be" and present participle of main verb
- Past tense of "to be" and present participle of main verb (correct)
- Present tense of "to be" and past participle of main verb
- Past tense of "to be" and past participle of main verb
What conjunction is often used in the past continuous tense to show the relationship between actions?
What conjunction is often used in the past continuous tense to show the relationship between actions?
- While (correct)
- Although
- Therefore
- Because
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Study Notes
- Past continuous tense describes ongoing actions in the past
- It is formed by combining past tense of "to be" with present participle of main verb
- Used to provide context or background information in a narrative
- Can describe two or more actions happening simultaneously
- Used to describe actions interrupted by another event
- Can indicate habitual actions that are no longer happening
- Helps create atmosphere and setting in a narrative
- Important to use correctly to effectively communicate meaning
- Often uses conjunction "while" to show relationship between actions
- "Used to" is used to indicate habitual actions that are no longer happening.
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